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HowtoWriteanIELTSEssayOnthispageyouwillfindsomeguidanceonhowyoushouldwriteanIELTSessay.

Therearethenmodelanswersonthefollowingpagesfordifferenttypesofessayanddifferentquestions,withsomebriefguidanceoneach.

ItisimportanttoanalysemodelanswersforIELTSessaysbecausetherearedifferentessaytypes,andthesewillrequiredifferentwaystoanswerthem.

However,asyouwillseefromtheguidanceonthispage,theycanallfollowthesamebasicstructure.

ThesearesomeofthetypesofIELTSessaywewilllookat:

Agree/disagreeDiscusstwoopinionsAdvantages&disadvantagesCauses(reasons)&solutionsCauses(reasons)&effectsProblems&solutionsCompare&contrast

Noteveryessaywillfitoneofthesepatterns,butmanydo.Youmaygetsomeofthesetasksmixedup.Forexample,youcouldbeaskedtogiveyouropiniononanissue,andthendiscusstheadvantagesordisadvantagesofit.

ThegoldenruleistoALWAYSreadthequestionverycarefullytoseeexactlywhatyouarebeingaskedtodo.

Viewthislessonformorepracticeonanalyzingessayquestions.

HowdoIWriteanIELTSEssay?Inordertoanswerthis,letsfirstlookatasamplequestion:

Youshouldspendabout40minutesonthistask.

Presentawrittenargumenttoaneducatedreaderwithnospecialistknowledgeofthefollowingtopic.

Inthelast20yearstherehavebeensignificantdevelopmentsinthefieldofinformationtechnology(IT),forexampletheWorldWideWeband

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communicationbyemail.However,thesedevelopmentsinITarelikelytohavemorenegativeeffectsthanpositiveinthefuture.

Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisview?

Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownexperienceorknowledge.

Youshouldwriteatleast250words.

AnIELTSessayisstructuredlikeanyotheressayyoujustneedtomakeitshorter.Therearethreekeyelements:

1. Introduction2. BodyParagraphs3. Conclusion

Wewilllookateachoftheseinturn,usingtheessayquestionaboveasanexample.

1)IntroductionYoushouldkeepyourintroductionfortheIELTSessayshort.Rememberyouonlyhave40minutestowritetheessay,andsomeofthistimeneedstobespentplanning.Therefore,youneedtobeabletowriteyourintroductionfairlyquicklysoyoucanstartwritingyourbodyparagraphs.

Youshoulddojusttwothings:

Statethetopicoftheessay,usingsomebasicfacts(thatyoumaybeabletotakefromthequestion)Saywhatyouaregoingtowriteabout

HereisanexampleintroductionfortheaboveessayquestionaboutIT:

Thelasttwodecadeshaveseenenormouschangesinthewaypeople'slivesareaffectedbyIT,withmanyadvancesinthisfield.However,whilethesetechnologicaladvanceshavebroughtmanybenefitstotheworld,itcanbearguedthatthesedevelopmentsinITwillresultinmorenegativeimpactsthanpositive.

Asyoucansee,thefirstsentencemakessureitreferstothetopic(IT)andusesfactsaboutITtakenfromthequestion.Notethattheseareparaphrasedyoumustnotcopyfromtherubric!

Thesecondpartthenclearlysetsoutthewhattheessaywillbeaboutandconfirmsthewritersopinion(somequestionsmaynotaskforyouropinion,butthisonedoes).

ViewthislessonformoreadviceonwritingIELTSessayintroductions.

2)BodyParagraphsForanIELTSessay,youshouldhave2or3bodyparagraphsnomore,andnoless.

Foryourbodyparagraph,eachparagraphshouldcontainonecontrollingidea,andhavesentencestosupportthis.

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Model Essay 15Food Additivesadvantages &disadvantages

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LetslookatthefirstparagraphfortheessayaboutIT.TheessayisaboutthebenefitsanddrawbacksofIT,sothesewillneedtobediscussedinseparateparagraphs.

Hereisthefirstbodyparagraph:

Tobegin,emailhasmadecommunication,especiallyabroad,muchsimplerandfaster,resultinginnumerousbenefitsforcommerceandbusiness.Furthermore,theWorldWideWebmeansthatinformationoneveryconceivablesubjectisnowavailabletous.Forexample,peoplecanaccessnews,medicaladvice,onlineeducationcoursesandmuchmoreviatheinternet.Itisevidentthattheseimprovementshavemadelifefareasierandmoreconvenientforlargenumbersofpeopleandwillcontinuetodosofordecadestocome.

Thecontrollingideainthisfirstparagraphisthe'benefitsofIT',andtherearetwosupportingideas,whichareunderlined.Nodrawbacksarediscussedastheparagraphwouldthenlosecoherence.

MostoftheessaywillfocusonthenegativeaspectsofIT,asthewritersaystherearemorenegativeeffectsintheintroduction.Sothenexttwoparagraphsareaboutthese.

Thetopicsentenceinthenextparagraphthereforetellsuswearechangingthefocustothenegativepoints:

Nevertheless,theeffectsofthisnewtechnologyhavenotallbeenbeneficial.Forexample,manypeoplefeelthatthewidespreaduseofemailisdestroyingtraditionalformsofcommunicationsuchasletterwriting,telephoneandfacetofaceconversation.Thiscouldresultinadeclineinpeople'sbasicabilitytosocializeandinteractwitheachotheronadaytodaybasis.

Thefinalbodyparagraphgivesthelastnegativeeffect:

Inaddition,thelargesizeoftheWebhasmeantthatitisnearlyimpossibletoregulateandcontrol.Thishasledtomanyconcernsregardingchildrenaccessingunsuitablewebsitesandviruses.Unfortunately,thiskindofproblemmightevengetworseinthefutureatleastuntilmoreregulatedsystemsaresetup.

3)ConclusionTheconclusiononlyneedstobeoneortwosentences,andyoucandothefollowing:

Restatewhattheessayisabout(rewritethelastsentenceofyourintroductionindifferentwords)Givesomethoughtsaboutthefuture

Hereisanexample:

Inconclusion,developmentsinIThavebroughtmanybenefits,yetIbelievedevelopmentsrelatingtonewtechnologyarelikelytoproducemanynegativeeffectsinthefuturethatmustbeaddressedifwearetoavoid

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damagingimpactstoindividualsandsociety.

ThefullIELTSEssay:Thelasttwodecadeshaveseenenormouschangesinthewaypeople'slivesareaffectedbyIT,withmanyadvancesinthisfield.However,whilethesetechnologicaladvanceshavebroughtmanybenefitstotheworld,itcanbearguedthatthesedevelopmentsinITwillresultinmorenegativeimpactsthanpositive.

Tobegin,emailhasmadecommunication,especiallyabroad,muchsimplerandfaster,resultinginnumerousbenefitsforcommerceandbusiness.Furthermore,theWorldWideWebmeansthatinformationoneveryconceivablesubjectisnowavailabletous.Forexample,peoplecanaccessnews,medicaladvice,onlineeducationcoursesandmuchmoreviatheinternet.Itisevidentthattheseimprovementshavemadelifefareasierandmoreconvenientforlargenumbersofpeopleandwillcontinuetodosofordecadestocome.

Nevertheless,theeffectsofthisnewtechnologyhavenotallbeenbeneficial.Forexample,manypeoplefeelthatthewidespreaduseofemailisdestroyingtraditionalformsofcommunicationsuchasletterwriting,telephoneandfacetofaceconversation.Thiscouldresultinadeclineinpeople'sbasicabilitytosocializeandinteractwitheachotheronadaytodaybasis.

Inaddition,thelargesizeoftheWebhasmeantthatitisnearlyimpossibletoregulateandcontrol.Thishasledtomanyconcernsregardingchildrenaccessingunsuitablewebsitesandviruses.Unfortunately,thiskindofproblemmightevengetworseinthefutureatleastuntilmoreregulatedsystemsaresetup.

Inconclusion,developmentsinIThavebroughtmanybenefits,yetIbelievedevelopmentsrelatingtonewtechnologyarelikelytoproducemanynegativeeffectsinthefuturethatmustbeaddressedifwearetoavoiddamagingimpactstoindividualsandsociety.

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TheIELTSessayintroductiontalksingeneralabouttheincreasinguseofIT,thusintroducingthetopicwell.Thethesisthenclearlysetsoutthewritersopinion.

Thefollowingparagraphmentionsthepresentbenefitsofthesedevelopments,buttheopeningsentenceinthethirdparagraphisaqualifyingstatement(Nevertheless,

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notalltheeffects...),sothewritercannowfocusonthenegativeelements.

Thefourthparagraphprovidestwoothernegativeexamples(lackofregulation,viruses).Bothparagraphssuggestthattheseproblemswillcontinueinthefuture.

Theessayconcludeswithaclearopinionthatagreeswiththestatement.

Overall,itisawellbalancedtextthatmentionsthepresentsituation(...thishasmadelife...)butimportantly,alsoreferstothefutureofIT(...likelytoincrease...,mightgetworse...).

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